Health-seeking behavior represents the actions taken to prevent the disease and promote health. It emphasizes both the illness response and the healthcare utilization driven by perceived threat and effectiveness of the preventive behavior. This study aims to scrutinize the progression of research conducted on health-seeking behavior in high-risk period such as COVID-19 using bibliometric analysis. The bibliometric analysis is performed on Scopus and Web of Science databases. Research articles in the English language were extracted using keywords, such as health-seeking behavior and COVID. Eight hundred twenty-five research articles at the final and early publication stage in the English language were extracted from Scopus and 623 from WoS using the keywords Health Seeking Behavior and COVID. Of these, 259 in Scopus and 109 in WoS were selected for the final study following the authors' eligibility criteria. It analyses the research directions, countries of publications, core journals, leading authors and institutions and important publications followed by research trends in this field. It summarizes the academic interest of the researchers in health-seeking behavior in low- and middle-income countries. The paper informs and directs researchers and policymakers on the state of research in health-seeking behavior during high-health risk periods.

Akash Pal

Pragya Taneja

Milind K. Yadav

Pratap C. Mohanty

Informatics for Health and Social Care

健康与社会关怀信息学促进应用于健康和社会关怀领域的基于证据的信息学。它展示了在许多不同的护理环境中的信息学研究和实践；它将直接和间接使用的个人信息作为其中心焦点。该期刊的范围很广，包括护理信息的属性和相关信息系统的生命周期。考虑护理信息的属性将必须包括数据本身、其表示、结构和相关过程，以及其使用环境，突出相关的通信、计算、认知、社会和伦理方面。对护理信息系统生命周期的考虑包括完整范围从要求、规范、理论模型和概念设计到可持续实施和影响评估。特别欢迎与实施相关的实证经验。健康与社会关怀信息学旨在巩固和增加健康与社会关怀信息学学科的核心知识。因此，该杂志欢迎科学论文、案例研究和文献评论。新方法的例子特别受欢迎。例如，文章可能会展示如何收集护理数据并将其转化为有用和可用的信息，如何将信息学研究转化为实践，如何概括具体结果，或者提供有助于从经验中学习的案例研究。

The journal 'Informatics for Health and Social Care' focuses on the application of informatics in the fields of health and social care, emphasizing evidence-based research. It showcases informatics research and practice across various care environments, with a central focus on the direct and indirect use of personal information. The scope of the journal is broad, covering the attributes of nursing information and the lifecycle of related information systems. Consideration of the attributes of nursing information includes the data itself, its representation, structure, related processes, and the context of use, highlighting relevant aspects of communication, computation, cognition, social, and ethical issues. The lifecycle of nursing information systems encompasses a full range from requirements, specifications, theoretical models, and conceptual designs to sustainable implementation and impact assessment. Empirical experiences related to implementation are particularly welcomed. The journal aims to consolidate and expand the core knowledge of the discipline of health and social care informatics. Therefore, it welcomes scientific papers, case studies, and literature reviews. Examples of new methodologies are especially encouraged; for instance, articles may demonstrate how to collect nursing data and transform it into useful information, how to translate informatics research into practice, how to summarize specific outcomes, or provide case studies that facilitate learning from experience.

《Informatics for Health and Social Care》期刊专注于健康与社会关怀领域的信息学应用，强调基于证据的信息学研究。该期刊展示了在多种护理环境中进行的信息学研究和实践，个人信息的直接和间接使用是其核心主题。期刊的范围广泛，涵盖护理信息的属性及相关信息系统的生命周期。对护理信息属性的探讨包括数据本身、数据的表示、结构、相关过程以及使用环境，特别强调通信、计算、认知、社会和伦理等方面。护理信息系统生命周期的研究从需求、规范、理论模型、概念设计到可持续实施和影响评估，均在讨论之列。期刊特别欢迎与实施相关的实证研究。健康与社会关怀信息学旨在巩固和扩展该学科的核心知识，因此欢迎科学论文、案例研究和文献综述。新方法的研究尤其受到青睐，例如，文章可以展示如何收集护理数据并将其转化为有用的信息，如何将信息学研究应用于实践，如何总结具体结果，或提供有助于从经验中学习的案例研究。

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Health seeking behavior during high health-risk period: a bibliometric analysis

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